Aberdeen Rehabilitation and Skilled Nursing Center

In the surveyor’s words

From the most serious findings on record at Aberdeen Rehabilitation and Skilled Nursing Center, in the surveyor’s own words.

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, widespreadF812Sep 11, 2025

  Based on observation, interview, and record review, the facility failed to: 1. Properly date-label food in the walk-in cooler and walk-in freezer; 2. Adequately clean surfaces in the kitchen; 3. Consistently ensure the dish machine was operating properly; and 4. Maintain cleanable wall surfaces near the dish machine. These deficient practices had the potential to affect all the residents who consumed from the kitchen resulting in the potential for food-borne illness. Findings include: During tours of the kitchen beginning on 9/9/25 at 8:30 AM with Dietary Manager (DM) G the following was observed: Inside the walk-in cooler a plastic container of feta cheese was dated 8/9/25. DM G stated the opened cheese should be thrown out in seven days. […]

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, widespreadF839Sep 11, 2025

  Based on interview and record review, the facility failed to ensure proper use of the legally protected professional designation of Registered Dietitian. Findings include:On 9/9/25 at 3:00 PM, the facility provided survey prep book was examined and revealed that dietitian H was listed as the Registered Dietitian (RD) that worked at the facility. However, the RD credentials available in the survey prep book were for RD J. On 9/9/25 beginning at 3:49 PM the Regional Director of Operations (RDO) D was interviewed about dietitian H. RDO D acknowledged that dietitian H was not a Registered Dietitian, but RD J, who worked at another building, was a Registered Dietitian and supervised dietitian H. […]

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, widespreadF908Sep 11, 2025

  Based on observation, interview, and record review, the facility failed to ensure consistent proper working order of the walk-in freezer and that the drain line from the commercial ice machine was protected against contamination from sewage or other sources of contamination. These deficient practices had the potential to affect all residents that eat from the kitchen. Findings include:During the initial tour of the kitchen on 9/9/25 at 8:30 AM with Dietary Manager (DM) G the following was observed:- The internal temperature of the walk-in freezer was 11 F (Fahrenheit). The temperature documented on the freezer temperature log, obtained earlier in the day, was 5 F. A four-ounce cup of ice-cream stored in the freezer was observed soft, not frozen solid. […]

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, widespreadF727Nov 16, 2022

  This citation pertains to intake MI00131061. Based on interview and record review the facility failed to designate a Registered Nurse (RN) to serve as the Director of Nursing (DON) on a full-time basis resulting in the potential for inadequate coordination of emergent or routine care that could cause negative outcomes, affecting 35 residents in the facility. On 11/16/22 at approximately 8:30 AM the Business Office Manager (BOM) was asked who the Director of Nursing (DON) was for the facility. The BOM replied, We don't have one right now. On 11/16/22 at approximately 9:10 AM the Administrator confirmed the facility did not have a designated full-time Registered Nurse who served as the DON for the facility. The Administrator said the facility has RN B as the DON for the building. […]

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, widespreadF812Jun 16, 2022

  Based on observation, interview and record review the facility failed to maintain a sanitary kitchen environment, properly date food items, and ensure the proper functioning of the dish machine, resulting in a potential for foodborne illnesses. This deficient practice had the potential to affect 33 of the 36 residents that resided within the facility. Findings include: On 6/14/2022 at 9:00 A.M., during the initial tour of the kitchen, the following was observed: one gallon of milk with no open date, no use by date, one gallon Dijon Honey Mustard dressing had no use by date, and one-gallon Italian Dressing had no use by date. […]